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overthesea

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Question on charging
« on: June 03, 2017, 12:26:21 am »

Hi everyone,
Can someone please help with this question?
I recently brought ten Tronic C size batteries and have made then into two packs of five cells. On the battery casing it says that they are 4000mAH to be charged for 7 hrs at 800mA
I have a Bulldog Airsoft charger that charges at 1.0A or2.0A.  Can I use this charger to charge the above packs? A simple yes or no will do.
Thank you.
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Re: Question on charging
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2017, 01:28:57 am »

Yes, as long as it is designed for Nimh/NiCd cells, which I assume your pack is?
1 amp for about five hours and 2 amps for about 2 1/2 hours, roughly, from flat.
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Re: Question on charging
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2017, 08:28:35 am »

If it is a smart charger, it probably senses when the battery being charged is fully charged.  If not, check the battery temperature.  When fully charged, it will start to heat up.
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Re: Question on charging
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2017, 10:42:21 pm »

Thank you to unbuiltnautilus and malcolmfrary for your two replies. Most helpful. You are right malcolm it is a NiMh pack.  :-))
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